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Brilliant. Thanks for the reply.
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I have a set of Mavic 819 rims that I'm building up. Never used them before. I have the inserts which after some searches recommend using Loctite. I'm thinking of the Loctite 243. Will a small 10ml bottle be enough for a pair of wheels?
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It's a Ryde Andra rim. Did the drilling operation today followed by filing out the burrs. Let's see how it goes.
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I'm also in the process of building up a cargo bike wheel. I went for 13g spokes but the nipples won't fit through the holes in the rim. They aren't eyeletted so think I'll have drill them. Has anyone done this sort of thing? Should I go for a straight through or at an angle to help line up the spoke?
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I'm SE26, Sydenham / Penge / Crystal Palace area.
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Wow. Well done. I've ridden lots of Audaxes fixed but wouldn't attempt The Shark fixed.
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Light bicycle were also very quick to respond on their online chat. I had a question about whether to use nipple washers especially after rebuilding a few sets of Zipp rims. But they said no. Phew. Those washers a pain.
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I built up 2 sets of light bicycle wheels last week. If you have a spare spoke and nipple put it through the hole, thread the nipple on and let the spoke hang i.e. place the hole where the spoke has gone through at the top holding rim vertical. Now, gently in the direction indicated by the arrow until the spoke reaches the angle it would be if it were laced to the flange of the hub. You'll see that the nipple will sit nicely in the rim hole. Try gently pushing it in the opposite direction and it won't reach that angle so easily. They have drilled the holes in the rim to help align the nipple.
Hopefully that explains it a bit.
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